GEO 2300 Global Population Issues

This course introduces students to population concepts, theories, methods, issues, and their application to the constantly changing world around us. The course is organized into four parts as follows: The first part introduces students to major global population trends, perspectivesx of population growth, and sources of demographic data. The second part deals with demographic processes including world health, fertility, and migration transformations. The third part examines the effects of population processes such as mortality and migration on society. The fourth part analyzes the relationship between population and the environment at local, regional, and global scales.
Credits: 3.0